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that's the most embarrassing thing that could happen to the obama administration. they have followed the bush cheney doctrine so well that they have michele bachmann defending them on that policy. >> that's tough. even the argument, the statement that you he had earlier, that the president's press secretary put out the internal logic doesn't make sense. it says we need to have a reasoned open, honest discussion of this secret private clandestine program. >> cenk: which, by the way we kept hidden all the time until that son of a pitch edward snowden revealed it. >> even if you agree with him or not, you can't put that in a statement that you sat down and edited. >> cenk: brett, that's a great point. when we come back, rape on campus. what has been done here in l.a. has been fascinating. we'll talk about that and hash out the controversy. we'll be right back. >> cenk: we have the panel with mark thompson, brett erlich, actually one of the hosts of youtube. check that out. and jayar jackson you know. john not only host of tyt university but that is the largest college
that's the most embarrassing thing that could happen to the obama administration. they have followed the bush cheney doctrine so well that they have michele bachmann defending them on that policy. >> that's tough. even the argument, the statement that you he had earlier, that the president's press secretary put out the internal logic doesn't make sense. it says we need to have a reasoned open, honest discussion of this secret private clandestine program. >> cenk: which, by the way...
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he is part of the administration. appointed by president obama. they'll find some way to protect him. >> it does seem to be the case but the rest of us can't just go along with that. >> bill: that's why you're there. citizens for responsibility and ethnics washington. >> it goes back to a case in the '70s when the former c.i.a. director, richard helms lied to congress about the c.i.a.'s involvement in chile and he said no, there was no covert operations by the c.i.a. in chile. two years later, it comes out that he directly lied and the c.i.a. spent a long time worrying should we refer to justice. this is a problem. eventually justice, because it was leaked to a newspaper that this happened by the church committee which, at that time, like our time now, was getting increasingly concerned about the use of -- expansion of intelligence operations. and eventually the director -- former director of the c.i.a. was prosecuted for lying to congress. he was excoriated by a federal judge in an answer that i just think -- he said something that i think is so
he is part of the administration. appointed by president obama. they'll find some way to protect him. >> it does seem to be the case but the rest of us can't just go along with that. >> bill: that's why you're there. citizens for responsibility and ethnics washington. >> it goes back to a case in the '70s when the former c.i.a. director, richard helms lied to congress about the c.i.a.'s involvement in chile and he said no, there was no covert operations by the c.i.a. in chile....
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>> one of the very early feuds within the obama administration, even before they got into office was the feud between the members of the economic team. peter arizona aquas a very strong personality, christine romer was a pretty strong personality then you had larry summers who would effectively start all of the fights. they played a big role in crafting the stimulus bill and crafting the administration's response to the recession and he didn't make a lot of friends while he did it. there were constant tensions. remember, by the way, he was also in the running to be the treasury secretary. very much wanted the job but president obama went with tim geithner in the beginning. at least a part of that decision was also based on personalities. >> bill: you've seen nancy pelosi lined up behind janet yellon. i've never seen this before with the appointment of the fed. >> the public campaigning is a bit unusual. i think senator schumer is also behind janet yellon, at least i thought i saw a statement from him last week. this is unusual that people are being so overt about their choices. and i
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the obama administration is deporting more people than ever, so the fear is at a high level. you have to really go in, and we had the privilege of having front line investigative reporting, and investigative reporting program send a whole year reporting this. unless you can dedicate these issues to this type of investigation, you won't know it's happening. >> michael: thankfully they have dedicateed the resources to this investigation. the film is called "rape in the films." go to www.currenttv.com/youngturkscurrent.com to find a linkto the story. up next, brett brett ehrlich talks about mr. king himself. a the issues of the day. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the president even say the word "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned great about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter) >> cutting throught the clutter of today's top stories. >> this is the savior of the republican party? i mean really? >> ... with a unique perspective. >> teddy
the obama administration is deporting more people than ever, so the fear is at a high level. you have to really go in, and we had the privilege of having front line investigative reporting, and investigative reporting program send a whole year reporting this. unless you can dedicate these issues to this type of investigation, you won't know it's happening. >> michael: thankfully they have dedicateed the resources to this investigation. the film is called "rape in the films." go...
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they eventually lost 217-205 when the establishment forces and obama administration joined up with nut balls like michele bachmann to defeat it. the fact that they got 205 votes for people who care about the constitution was a positive development. both sides went on the air to fight it out in the media. you're going to hear from polis in favor and chambliss who was in favor of the nsa spying. >> of course these folks would like access to all the information in the world. it's not their job to strike that balance between liberty and security. their job is to keep us safe. they'd love to have every piece of information about everything everybody does. this should be about people who are targets of investigation. >> you know, chuck 9/11 changed things. but what it didn't change is the constitution. if we had had this program in effect before 9/11, there's a good chance we would ever picked up on some conversations about the planning and developing of the plans for 9/11, so what we tried to make sure of, in the developing of this program, as well as the oversight of this program, that num
they eventually lost 217-205 when the establishment forces and obama administration joined up with nut balls like michele bachmann to defeat it. the fact that they got 205 votes for people who care about the constitution was a positive development. both sides went on the air to fight it out in the media. you're going to hear from polis in favor and chambliss who was in favor of the nsa spying. >> of course these folks would like access to all the information in the world. it's not their...
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we have seen obama administration show no respect for international or domestic law, but the law is winning. i thank the russian federation for granting me asylum. jay carney said russia is jeopardizing diploma diplomatic relations with the u.s. by all allowing snowden to live there. >> we're extremely disdisappoi disdisappointed that russia would take this step, and not have snowden ex-spelled to the u.s. to face charges against him. he should be returned to the united states as soon as possible where he will be accorded full due process and protections. >> michael: sometimes i really don't believe that jay carney believes what he's saying. that was one of those moments. and a new poll released shows that majority of americans disagree with that. 55% think that edward snowden is in fact a whistle blower, while 45% think he is a traitor. jay carney issued a veiled threat saying they're considering a. : >> michael: joining us now from washington, d.c. one of our favorites, michael tomasky. great to have you back here. michael, does it matter that all of these lawmakers in washington are so a
we have seen obama administration show no respect for international or domestic law, but the law is winning. i thank the russian federation for granting me asylum. jay carney said russia is jeopardizing diploma diplomatic relations with the u.s. by all allowing snowden to live there. >> we're extremely disdisappoi disdisappointed that russia would take this step, and not have snowden ex-spelled to the u.s. to face charges against him. he should be returned to the united states as soon as...
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the obama administration has been very quiet about it. and this is kind of angering to me. they are not saying anything. they are condemning it with words, but they are also keeping the money flow going in there. what do you think of that bill? >> i am very angered by it too. it was hard for me not to scream out loud at the briefing today. because the white house said, first we blame the violence, but they said they need an investigation as to who was responsible. we know who is responsible. the military was firing at the head and chests of unarmed protesters, and the fact that we continue to send them money, i think is reprehensible on the part of the administration. >> michael: yeah, i agree. jason back to you, russia's president recently signed a slew of anti-gay legislation resulting in wide-spread protest and violence. meanwhile the pope said this yesterday. >> if a person is gay and seeks god and has goodwill, who am i to judge him? >> michael: not really the voice i thought the pope would have. but jason is this going to have any impact on domestic or international g
the obama administration has been very quiet about it. and this is kind of angering to me. they are not saying anything. they are condemning it with words, but they are also keeping the money flow going in there. what do you think of that bill? >> i am very angered by it too. it was hard for me not to scream out loud at the briefing today. because the white house said, first we blame the violence, but they said they need an investigation as to who was responsible. we know who is...
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the first obama administration, is this a harvard thing? are they backing each other no matter what? i don't get where--i admire the loyalty, but they keep him in the loop is crazy. >> but along sow i would point out it's not just--it's more ancient laws larry summers was part of the clinton administration. he was part of the clinton administration that created the housing bubble that burst under the bush administration. then he was responsible for the deregulation of the banks that caused all the problems with the derivatives. he has been a disaster. however, for barack obama, and he defended larry summers in private and public, but mostly in private today he defended larry summers. i think he's defending them both because he knows larry summers we know he first came into office he was a mentor for him. that notwithstanding i think he's a terrible choice, but the president was there defending him. he said that larry summers is a good man and people taking him now right now are not going to forget the people who took him down. and he said h
the first obama administration, is this a harvard thing? are they backing each other no matter what? i don't get where--i admire the loyalty, but they keep him in the loop is crazy. >> but along sow i would point out it's not just--it's more ancient laws larry summers was part of the clinton administration. he was part of the clinton administration that created the housing bubble that burst under the bush administration. then he was responsible for the deregulation of the banks that...
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administration. and i have yet to see him propose anything that republicans will think, okay. let's do that. even when he -- and he said this in his speech today. even when i give them one of their ideas, they say, no. so i was not surprised that they pre-empted his remarks by saying, no. there is nothing in it for them. if speaker boehner compromisess, then he loses the speakership in a coup between the crazy tea partiers in his caucus. if mitch mcconnell, the senate minority to minority. or. oise from kentucky, he would lose his primary and be just another, you know, republican senator who lost to a tea partier in his home state. >> another richard lugger. >> yeah. >> there is no incentive. you know what would be cool, carl, if something found some little known bill that ronald reagan presented, verbatim, have the president present it, verbatim, you know, without saying who it came from and see what the republicans said to that. because i am sure they would, the night before, do what they did this
administration. and i have yet to see him propose anything that republicans will think, okay. let's do that. even when he -- and he said this in his speech today. even when i give them one of their ideas, they say, no. so i was not surprised that they pre-empted his remarks by saying, no. there is nothing in it for them. if speaker boehner compromisess, then he loses the speakership in a coup between the crazy tea partiers in his caucus. if mitch mcconnell, the senate minority to minority. or....
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the fact that we're not allowed to know this information and the obama administration is so harsh object anyone is that tries to give us information we should know, it's scary. >> i'm sure it's always been this way. it's the first time we had war crimes in history. cenk: we've always had war crimes. >> more whistle blowers and they're cracking down hard, which, of course, what there needs to be now is back up from other journalists. no one wants to be an investigative journalist anymore. cenk: if you're journalist now, if the aiding the enemy charge had gone through and thankfully that wasn't and that's a good sign, you would be the enemy, because he would be aiding you in getting that information. that's unbelievable, right? but the second part is the part i mentioned in the beginnings, which is that all your sources are going to go dry, because according to this, he got convicted of putting stuff on the internet. everything's on the internet. they're all on the internet, right? if you put it on the internet, then our enemies going to see it and you're guilty of espionage. anyone who le
the fact that we're not allowed to know this information and the obama administration is so harsh object anyone is that tries to give us information we should know, it's scary. >> i'm sure it's always been this way. it's the first time we had war crimes in history. cenk: we've always had war crimes. >> more whistle blowers and they're cracking down hard, which, of course, what there needs to be now is back up from other journalists. no one wants to be an investigative journalist...
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administration certainly will. and republicans don't want that. >> bill: i have heard many intelligent republicans and democrats argue to me that earmarks are really an effective way of getting real money to real causes and important causes. >> exactly. and i think earmarks got a bad rap for reason. there were -- like the infamous bridge to nowhere in alaska. but bill shuster who chairs the transportation and infrastructure committee he points out when used correctly, they can be used in a way that helps advance certain projects. so he is struggling to deal with bills such as the waterways bill, which used to be comprised entirely of earmarks and he is trying to come up with a way to do it without earmarks. >> bill: i think john mccain was out there on his moral high pedestal saying this is terrible. >> yes, and i spoke to house spearer boehner's office and he said this not going anywhere. now they are coming out more publicly and saying it and i think that starts a dialogue that eventually something that resembles
administration certainly will. and republicans don't want that. >> bill: i have heard many intelligent republicans and democrats argue to me that earmarks are really an effective way of getting real money to real causes and important causes. >> exactly. and i think earmarks got a bad rap for reason. there were -- like the infamous bridge to nowhere in alaska. but bill shuster who chairs the transportation and infrastructure committee he points out when used correctly, they can be...
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. >> stephanie: boy, he really ripped the evil lid off of the obama administration's plan. >> the only thing that is going to turn texas blue are the latinos who do not like the republican party. >> stephanie: i can't wait for that night. >> did karl rove poop his pants again? [ farting sounds ] >> stephanie: all right. forty-five minutes after the hour. right back with the remaining minutes of fridays with fugelsang on the "stephanie miller show." >> and now here is something we hope you really like. >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ john fugelsang: if you believe in states rights but still support the drug war you must be high. cenk uygur: i think the number one thing viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. i think the audience gets that i actually mean it. michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never c
. >> stephanie: boy, he really ripped the evil lid off of the obama administration's plan. >> the only thing that is going to turn texas blue are the latinos who do not like the republican party. >> stephanie: i can't wait for that night. >> did karl rove poop his pants again? [ farting sounds ] >> stephanie: all right. forty-five minutes after the hour. right back with the remaining minutes of fridays with fugelsang on the "stephanie miller show."...
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president obama's administration enlisting celebrities to pitch the benefits of the affordable care act. a slew of celebrities descended. jennifer hudson, alicia keys, bon bon jovi, oprah had representatives there to educate people about the healthcare act. >> it is about time. they're going to need less and less of it because people are having firsthand experience of it. that's the biggest seller this thing is going to have. as it is already. anybody who can keep their kid on their insurance all during college, for example, before they go off and get their first job is uber helpful. >> stephanie: did you see this? alan west, former representative alan west, republican of florida reacted to president obama's trayvon martin comments criticizing the commander in chief for making the case a personal experience. we're talking about his personal experience. it comes back to being a respectful young man. maybe that's something that was missing from president obama and trayvon martin's life. >> shut up. who says trayvon wasn't respectful? >> stephanie: this was absolutely horrific. >> let's be
president obama's administration enlisting celebrities to pitch the benefits of the affordable care act. a slew of celebrities descended. jennifer hudson, alicia keys, bon bon jovi, oprah had representatives there to educate people about the healthcare act. >> it is about time. they're going to need less and less of it because people are having firsthand experience of it. that's the biggest seller this thing is going to have. as it is already. anybody who can keep their kid on their...
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during the start of the obama administration, he was the face of the opposition. will he have the same strength moving forward? >> bill: didn't sean hannity start at wabc? not his career. >> yeah, i think he did. >> his first big break. >> flagship. >> bill: that's what they call it. igor volsky is here from think progress covering lots of issues here this morning. you know what we've talked about so far. we've talked about the pope and about the tar sands, about lush limbaugh. 1-866-55-press. more coming up as well as your comments always welcome. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." john fugelsang: if you believe in states rights but still support the drug war you must be high. cenk uygur: i think the number one thing viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. i think the audience gets that i actually mean it. michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy beha
during the start of the obama administration, he was the face of the opposition. will he have the same strength moving forward? >> bill: didn't sean hannity start at wabc? not his career. >> yeah, i think he did. >> his first big break. >> flagship. >> bill: that's what they call it. igor volsky is here from think progress covering lots of issues here this morning. you know what we've talked about so far. we've talked about the pope and about the tar sands, about...
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when obama inherited a terrible economic situation from the bush administration, and larry summers was there. but you have a sense that summers is not one of us. he is too close to wall street, that he's too inclined to be bullish about financial deregulation at a time when a lot of people are saying there ought to be more regulation, so it's a heck of a campaign that is going on politically. in the end the president said in this closed door meeting that we know all about -- in the end the president said, look, i don't think there's that much difference in terms of pure administration of policy between anybody in the mix right now. >> michael: right. and that's important. i hadn't heard that. so thanks of reminding us of that. to hear the president say that, i guess it's an important thing. let's go to electoral politics for a little bit. tom cotton announced that he plans to challenge mark pryor in arkansas. is this -- is mark pryor's candidacy the last stand of the southern democrat? >> that's a nice way of saying this. this is a republican state. arkansas republican-leaning state. p
when obama inherited a terrible economic situation from the bush administration, and larry summers was there. but you have a sense that summers is not one of us. he is too close to wall street, that he's too inclined to be bullish about financial deregulation at a time when a lot of people are saying there ought to be more regulation, so it's a heck of a campaign that is going on politically. in the end the president said in this closed door meeting that we know all about -- in the end the...
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president obama is going to meet with a bipartisan group of congress today to talk about fisa. the administration has said it is working to declassify what information it can to shed some light on the operations. al franken wonders why it took up until the very last minute before the senate hearing for the white house to release the documents that ordered verizon to turn over metadata. he and senator blumenthal will interview legislation today. and a third extension has been filed to for google and microsoft to release details on what fisa asked them to do. the u.s. and pakistan have agreed to mend fences and try to reestablish full partnership. we are back with more show for you after the break. stay with us. ♪ cenk off air>>> alright in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks! i think the number% 1 thing than viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. they know that i'm not bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm going to be the first one to call them out. cenk on air>> what
president obama is going to meet with a bipartisan group of congress today to talk about fisa. the administration has said it is working to declassify what information it can to shed some light on the operations. al franken wonders why it took up until the very last minute before the senate hearing for the white house to release the documents that ordered verizon to turn over metadata. he and senator blumenthal will interview legislation today. and a third extension has been filed to for google...
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controversies that have been dogging his administration and look, the white house has seen obama's poll numbers fall. the "wall street journal" had a poll out yesterday that showed him at 45%, i believe. he's hitting -- he's hitting the lowest in numbers of his second term. they want to get the conversation back on the economy and jobs which they think is a strong issue for them given where the economy has been going over the last few months. they're more confident about that right now. they want to portray republicans as not being focused on jobs and the economy. the things they think voters care about. >> bill: well, we were distracted as the president pointed out. we were distracted for awhile. three so-called scandals, right. benghazi and the i.r.s. and the nsa. >> throwing "the associated press" and -- >> bill: that was the third one at that time. before nsa doj. and their pursuit of reporters in the leak investigations. scandals have gone away. even though there is another hearing on the i.r.s. yesterday. what's new from the white house this week is this idea that all of the scand
controversies that have been dogging his administration and look, the white house has seen obama's poll numbers fall. the "wall street journal" had a poll out yesterday that showed him at 45%, i believe. he's hitting -- he's hitting the lowest in numbers of his second term. they want to get the conversation back on the economy and jobs which they think is a strong issue for them given where the economy has been going over the last few months. they're more confident about that right...
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in obama can get americans to rethink the assumptions, they will have done plenty of economic good. senator pat toomey, republican of pennsylvania. >> sometimes it just seems that this administration never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity to grow this economy. >> stephanie: same old, same old. eric cantor. >> intrusive government regulations continue to hurt job growth and make your paycheck smaller. >> because they're demanding food safety. who needs that? uh-oh, i just pooped myself because i had some lettuce. >> stephanie: waiter, there is a frog in my kale. eww! i couldn't look at that. >> a frog. [ ♪ "nbc nightly news" ] bagged salad mix is being investigated as a source of stomach bug outbreak that's caused hundreds of cases of -- you know -- [ ♪ "nbc nightly news" ] rumbly tumbly. >> stephanie: sorry about the carpet. >> nationwide. >> stephanie: diarrhea. yeah. >> i don't ria that lasts for ten pounds. people are losing ten pounds. >> stephanie: awesome! i just had kale two nights ago. chin scratch. >> as she runs out the door to make it to the bathroom. >>
in obama can get americans to rethink the assumptions, they will have done plenty of economic good. senator pat toomey, republican of pennsylvania. >> sometimes it just seems that this administration never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity to grow this economy. >> stephanie: same old, same old. eric cantor. >> intrusive government regulations continue to hurt job growth and make your paycheck smaller. >> because they're demanding food safety. who needs that?...
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, the more really angry opposition both of summers' record dating back to the clinton administration being from the bob rubin wing of the wall street wing of the party to his comments that he made at harvard. saying women really -- they're not as naturally talented to be engineers or scientists. these are things that still really tick off a lot of democrats, a lot of liberals, a lot of progressives and they're not easily forgotten. and lot of those fights from the last decade are still front and center. >> bill: nancy pelosi. basically, unblocked all of the women of the house -- democratic women of the house of representatives, came out and said it has to be janet yellen. summers, aside from president obama, does not have a great reputation in this town or a lot of friends. >> he has some loyalists but in terms -- there was a popularity contest in the administrations he served, he would not be at the top of the list. he says what he thinks and he pokes a lot of people the wrong way. >> bill: yesterday, probably the biggest event on the hill was a hearing in the senate judiciary commi
, the more really angry opposition both of summers' record dating back to the clinton administration being from the bob rubin wing of the wall street wing of the party to his comments that he made at harvard. saying women really -- they're not as naturally talented to be engineers or scientists. these are things that still really tick off a lot of democrats, a lot of liberals, a lot of progressives and they're not easily forgotten. and lot of those fights from the last decade are still front...
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the obama administration and the nsa issued them right before key surveillance votes. this is what they now turn around and say amounted to congressional oversight and knowledge of these programs. >> are these documents that edward snowden had already released? >> well, no free at these were some different -- two of the documents or things the obama administration used in sort of summaries of the programs not in detail for congress and one of them was a really extraordinary document from the fisa court that comes amid the first document from snowden we published back in june, disclosing the secret order on verizon to turn over all of their subscribers phone records. this one goes into more detail about the rules under which the nsa can access the phone records that it collects from millions of americans, particularly in cases where what the obama administration and the nsa has said, low-level technical officials like snowden, for instance, can actually access the databases without the fabled reasonable articulable suspicion of connection to terrorism or espionage. it a
the obama administration and the nsa issued them right before key surveillance votes. this is what they now turn around and say amounted to congressional oversight and knowledge of these programs. >> are these documents that edward snowden had already released? >> well, no free at these were some different -- two of the documents or things the obama administration used in sort of summaries of the programs not in detail for congress and one of them was a really extraordinary document...
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the obama administration deployed a lobbying effort to reject the bill, sending nsa director general keith alexander to meet with lawmakers. in a separate vote, the house rejected a measure that would have blocked funding for perpetual war under the 2001 act authorizing the so-called war on terror. the national security agency whistleblower edward snowden remains at a moscow airport despite initial reports he had been granted permission to leave. he applied for temporary asylum in russia last week, after the obama administration revoked his passport, leaving him unable to travel to latin america where he is received offers of asylum. russian authorities have granted snowden provisional authorization to enter russia while his bid is reviewed, but he's said to remain at the airport because the actual travel documents haven't been delivered. in washington, state department confirmed as secretary of state john kerry telephoned the russian foreign minister on wednesday shortly after news broke of spence temporary asylum in russia. >> he reiterated our belief, which we have stated publicly
the obama administration deployed a lobbying effort to reject the bill, sending nsa director general keith alexander to meet with lawmakers. in a separate vote, the house rejected a measure that would have blocked funding for perpetual war under the 2001 act authorizing the so-called war on terror. the national security agency whistleblower edward snowden remains at a moscow airport despite initial reports he had been granted permission to leave. he applied for temporary asylum in russia last...
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and of course we've heard the obama administration, from president obama to his e.p.a. administrator and others, talking about various forms of taxes on energy that they want to impose. whether it's a carbon tax, where it's a cap and trade-type scheme. they've continued to throw out that opportunity to impose that kind of radical regulation by themselves without action from congress. and clearly as we talk about the reins act and we talk about any kind of regulation having over $100 million impact on our economy, we want to make it very clear that any attempt to impose a carbon tax would fall under that same definition of major rule where they could not do it by regulation. and so if you look at what's been studied on this issue, because again this idea of a carbon tax has been floating around for a while by the obama administration, in fact, the national association of manufacturers, mr. chairman, did a study and it's titled, the economic outcomes of a u.s. carbon tax. let me tell you, it's not pretty, some of the things that they talk about in this study. if the obama
and of course we've heard the obama administration, from president obama to his e.p.a. administrator and others, talking about various forms of taxes on energy that they want to impose. whether it's a carbon tax, where it's a cap and trade-type scheme. they've continued to throw out that opportunity to impose that kind of radical regulation by themselves without action from congress. and clearly as we talk about the reins act and we talk about any kind of regulation having over $100 million...
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the obama administration is now open for a fight. as many fights as they can get. jack lew said president obama doesn't get his way on the upcoming debt ceiling battles, he will not negotiate. here he is drawing the president's line in the sand and that name time kicking sand in the eyes of the gop. >> the president has made clear that he wants to start investing in the future. lou: lew making his comments after "the washington post" were ordered to topple the obama administration officials are pushing a strategy that will lead to a government shutdown if republicans continue to demand spending cuts and refuse to and the sequester. irs attorneys reveal the chief office has been involved in the tea partyx-exempt applications. an office that reports directly to the treasury department. >> a lot of time has gone into asking questions of a lot of people. we will cooperating with all of the ongoing investigations. i am just challenging but this has been shown. lou: republicans not happy on certain provisions of obamacare while allowing the rest of the law to go into eff
the obama administration is now open for a fight. as many fights as they can get. jack lew said president obama doesn't get his way on the upcoming debt ceiling battles, he will not negotiate. here he is drawing the president's line in the sand and that name time kicking sand in the eyes of the gop. >> the president has made clear that he wants to start investing in the future. lou: lew making his comments after "the washington post" were ordered to topple the obama...
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the public gets made aware of it and the government can correct it of the obama administration doing everything it could go well cover up and quickly but very very. i do apologize for the quality of sound coming from you christian but nonetheless while the prosecution has pushed intensively for up to portray manning as a traitor however the judge decided to refuse to take to take charge of aiding the enemy why do you think that happened. what if the judge judge by but i mean you should never have been charged with aiding the and then getting. the general public is not the enemy at least nothing under the democracy and it's very sad to see america behaving this way. don't let's talk about manning's revelations here i mean what about so those who committed those crimes specifically in iraq and afghanistan do you think that attracted i mean the mannings revelations attracted attention to the perpetrators of those crimes and what are we likely to expect i don't know what to expect i mean the way the american administration is behaving but i mean things go. far enough those things because
the public gets made aware of it and the government can correct it of the obama administration doing everything it could go well cover up and quickly but very very. i do apologize for the quality of sound coming from you christian but nonetheless while the prosecution has pushed intensively for up to portray manning as a traitor however the judge decided to refuse to take to take charge of aiding the enemy why do you think that happened. what if the judge judge by but i mean you should never...
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obama administration is looking for a fight. and as many fights as they can find. treasury secretary jack liu hit sunday show circuit with ultimatum for republicans if president obama do not get his way on the upcoming budget and debt ceiling battles, he will not negotiate. here is liu drawing the president's line in the sand, and kicking sand in the eyes of the g.o.p. >> president has made clear, he has told congress he will not sign a bill, if it fixes defense at expense of domestic spending, congress has it write bills that meet challenge. >> lew making his comments after washington post reports that top obama administration officials are pushing strategy that would lead to a government shut down if republicans continue to demand spending cuts and refusen to the sequester, and furthering administration stone call of irs targets of conservatives. fox news sunday host chris wallace asking lew if irs chief council, william wilkins had been questions by authorities yet. an office that reports to the treasury department. lew refused to answer the question, take a lis
obama administration is looking for a fight. and as many fights as they can find. treasury secretary jack liu hit sunday show circuit with ultimatum for republicans if president obama do not get his way on the upcoming budget and debt ceiling battles, he will not negotiate. here is liu drawing the president's line in the sand, and kicking sand in the eyes of the g.o.p. >> president has made clear, he has told congress he will not sign a bill, if it fixes defense at expense of domestic...
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they will not come down hard on an obama administration that going after reporters. very troublesome to see any administration go after reporters. i think they should go after leakers and leave reporters alone. this administration has been going after reporters like no other and not being criticized because the leakers, those reporters who are benefiting from the leaks are the ones that don't want to get anyone in trouble. >> this case glen greenwamd, james risen case and janet's this is probably biggest story on of the year. >> rick: more on that story, but also this week, new york city mayoral candidate anthony weiner resigned from congress in 2011 after a sexting scandal admitted tuesday that his online exploits didn't stop. here is how the papers covered the story. carlos danger, referring to his online name and beat in it the daily news, monica, not talking about the stories but the coverage of the story and we're here in the new york media market where it is nonstop? >> it's satisfaction coverage in new york city and nationwide because you can't make it up. fro
they will not come down hard on an obama administration that going after reporters. very troublesome to see any administration go after reporters. i think they should go after leakers and leave reporters alone. this administration has been going after reporters like no other and not being criticized because the leakers, those reporters who are benefiting from the leaks are the ones that don't want to get anyone in trouble. >> this case glen greenwamd, james risen case and janet's this is...
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it's a nine hundred seventeen statute for spice but the obama administration has already charged eight whistleblowers with espionage and here's doing songs the man who gave media platform to bradley manning's revelations here's what he said about about the verdict this is the first. conviction against was the united states it is a dangerous precedent and example of national security extremism is the short sighted judgment that cannot be tolerated and it must be reversed it can never be conveyed true information to the public is is and yet yet even in the face of those very serious charges whistleblowers keep coming forward with revelations about the government's wrongdoings as they see that bradley manning's example didn't stop edward snowden for example from doing what he did and the question now is to what lengths will the government go to stop the whistleblowers of the future the prosecution did not provide evidence that were even claimed a single person came home as a result of brevity many disclosures the other the victim. was the u.s. government's. but the abuse of this man bradl
it's a nine hundred seventeen statute for spice but the obama administration has already charged eight whistleblowers with espionage and here's doing songs the man who gave media platform to bradley manning's revelations here's what he said about about the verdict this is the first. conviction against was the united states it is a dangerous precedent and example of national security extremism is the short sighted judgment that cannot be tolerated and it must be reversed it can never be conveyed...
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voters asked if the obama administration made the economy better or worse. and dash you know, you can see here we have -- better 43%, worse, 44%. and you can compare those numbers to a year ago this time. and then -- people asked, do you see any signs of the economy has begun to turn the corner and a whopping 57% of people say no. and monica, the president's approval numbers are down as well. also, around 46%, 47%. i wonder if his approval numbers within the media are down as well. >> i'm not sure i would quite go that far. i would love to see his approval numbers in the media. media has been more skeptical about this latest pivot to jobs and the economy because weekly standard did accounts by their count, his 19th pivot. the idea that somehow the president would expect the media as well as the public to go along with the idea that this 19th speech would be different from the previous 18 of what we got was the exact same rhetoric from this president and we have got yes over the last five years. more radical wealth. redistribution. more talk about pair shots
voters asked if the obama administration made the economy better or worse. and dash you know, you can see here we have -- better 43%, worse, 44%. and you can compare those numbers to a year ago this time. and then -- people asked, do you see any signs of the economy has begun to turn the corner and a whopping 57% of people say no. and monica, the president's approval numbers are down as well. also, around 46%, 47%. i wonder if his approval numbers within the media are down as well. >> i'm...
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the obama administration's view is that it has been extremely harmful to effective governance and more harm will come without an effective budget resolution by then of the fiscal year, september 30. >> eric: another deadline, dug. thanks so much. >> jamie: well, the president didn't just make one mention of phony when determining how to classify the scandals that we have seen in washington, the irs, the nsa and information and transparency about benghazi. here, listen to just some of the speaking this week of the president, different speeches and white house press secretary, jay carney joo. >> we have to keep focused on these issues, even as we all are buffetted about by the variety of things that confront us because they're unexpected -- either a natural disaster or an event overseas or, you know, fake scandals or things like that. what has been lost in some regards because of -- real issues that we have had to deal with, including overseas, including phony scandals that have captured the attention of many here in washington, only to dissipate. >> it shouldn't be on the skirmishes tha
the obama administration's view is that it has been extremely harmful to effective governance and more harm will come without an effective budget resolution by then of the fiscal year, september 30. >> eric: another deadline, dug. thanks so much. >> jamie: well, the president didn't just make one mention of phony when determining how to classify the scandals that we have seen in washington, the irs, the nsa and information and transparency about benghazi. here, listen to just some...
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the obama administration is prosecuting people who are a political problem for the obama administration. they are not prosecuting people on the basis of national security concerns. the political problem that's what's raised by the snowden and by manning is the fact that the national security state is out of control and that embarrasses the obama administration. >> well, it is certainly a conversation that we will continue to have. the verdict is expected tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. thank you both for your time. >>> we will have more when we return after the break. ♪ boo! i am the ghost of meals past. when you don't use pam, this is what you get. residue. [ female announcer ] bargain brand cooking spray leaves annoying residue. that's why there's pam. if you have high cholesterol, here's some information that may be worth looking into. in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. getting to goal is important, especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors because you could be at increased risk for pla
the obama administration is prosecuting people who are a political problem for the obama administration. they are not prosecuting people on the basis of national security concerns. the political problem that's what's raised by the snowden and by manning is the fact that the national security state is out of control and that embarrasses the obama administration. >> well, it is certainly a conversation that we will continue to have. the verdict is expected tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. thank you...
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the obama administration is warning the nation would be at risk of more terrorism if it stops the nsa's massive collection of personal phone records. >>> former new york congressman anthony weiner is apologizing again for sending more explicit photos and messages. this time, he says he is refusing to quit in his race for mayor. >> there is no question that what i did is wrong. >> i have forgiven him. i believe in him. and as we have said from the beginning, we are moving forward. >> weiner reportedly promised a
the obama administration is warning the nation would be at risk of more terrorism if it stops the nsa's massive collection of personal phone records. >>> former new york congressman anthony weiner is apologizing again for sending more explicit photos and messages. this time, he says he is refusing to quit in his race for mayor. >> there is no question that what i did is wrong. >> i have forgiven him. i believe in him. and as we have said from the beginning, we are moving...
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administration has formed. its attacks on bradley manning not a sign of strength from a sign of weakness of course we don't want to underestimate the fact that the military judge ruled that manning was not guilty of aiding the enemy but the obama administration's treatment of whistleblowers in general has already done a great disservice to investigative journalism especially to journalists who cover matters of national security many of them saying their sources have dried out people in the government are afraid to speak out in the wake. bradley manning's leaks to the government came up with the so-called insider threat program under which government employees with clearances are basically encouraged and instructed to snitch on each other on top of that journalists learned that they can be targeted as accomplices of a crime for seeking classified information and publishing it as is the case with julian assange remember julian assange is not a whistleblower he has provided media platform for whistleblowers and no
administration has formed. its attacks on bradley manning not a sign of strength from a sign of weakness of course we don't want to underestimate the fact that the military judge ruled that manning was not guilty of aiding the enemy but the obama administration's treatment of whistleblowers in general has already done a great disservice to investigative journalism especially to journalists who cover matters of national security many of them saying their sources have dried out people in the...
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government and obama administration they really have bigger fish to fry they're after julian assange that's the one they want to catch they're they're. just they're they're in a state of like catatonic terror about wiki leaks that's really their goal. so. let me just get this straight then so even though bradley manning hasn't been found guilty of the most serious charge it's no weight off the shoulders nonetheless of julian assange if you think. it will not diminish the importance of the judge's decision today a very important decision again and it's declaring that journalism is not treason and yet on friday we had a federal appellate court order james risen the new york times reporter ordered him to reveal his sources in court so the attack is on monday on friday we had an attack from the appeals court and we can expect that the mormon church will small up here to see current attack on. the really we have a massive attack on free speech and on freedom of the press and they're going to go out through really massage again though this is a landmark decision why did manning choose to h
government and obama administration they really have bigger fish to fry they're after julian assange that's the one they want to catch they're they're. just they're they're in a state of like catatonic terror about wiki leaks that's really their goal. so. let me just get this straight then so even though bradley manning hasn't been found guilty of the most serious charge it's no weight off the shoulders nonetheless of julian assange if you think. it will not diminish the importance of the...
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it says he told them the obama administration is not legally bound to conclude whether morsi's ouster was a coup or not. u.s. law prohibits financial aid to be sent to regimes that have overthrown a democratically elected government. the americans are giving egypt $1.5 billion this fiscal year. most of the money will be funneled to the military. but president obama has been taking a closer look at the funding. this week, he decided to stop the planned delivery of four f-16s. american leaders view egypt as a key partner in the middle east. the country has a peace treaty with u.s. ally israel. >>> pope francis has called for more social equality during a visit to brazil. it's the pope's first trip abroad since his selection in march. he's the first pontiff from latin america. the pope visited a slum north of rio de janeiro and spent time with residents. the slum is known for drug trading and violent crime. residents say it's poorly policed. power, water and other public services are inadequate. >> translator: never stop working for a more just world and greater solidarity. >> the pope s
it says he told them the obama administration is not legally bound to conclude whether morsi's ouster was a coup or not. u.s. law prohibits financial aid to be sent to regimes that have overthrown a democratically elected government. the americans are giving egypt $1.5 billion this fiscal year. most of the money will be funneled to the military. but president obama has been taking a closer look at the funding. this week, he decided to stop the planned delivery of four f-16s. american leaders...
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i give the obama administration and at funny comics. the basic problem is that these people do not believe in capitalism at all. exhibit a is the button employment rate in a black unemployment rate is at 13.7% to a but he talks about this, not the congressional black caucus, not obama, nobody. and this program should devote more focus on the black unemployment rate. and it has actually gone up this year, ok? then you look at all of -- you look at this debate on the minimum wage. if black folks can't find jobs at $7.25 an hour, what do you think is going to happen to the unemployment rate not only with blacks, but with lower skilled people if the minimum wage is $12 an hour or $10 an hour? so this is a big focus. the actual black unemployment rate in chicago is like 19%. no one talks about this. and all of this governments ending, if government spending it was going to take this economy to a good situation, it would've happened by now because we are running up debt to pay .or thee see some stories in news about the unemployment rate for
i give the obama administration and at funny comics. the basic problem is that these people do not believe in capitalism at all. exhibit a is the button employment rate in a black unemployment rate is at 13.7% to a but he talks about this, not the congressional black caucus, not obama, nobody. and this program should devote more focus on the black unemployment rate. and it has actually gone up this year, ok? then you look at all of -- you look at this debate on the minimum wage. if black folks...
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the obama administration has rejected the accusation. but it presses ahead with more carbon regulations. >> i'm directing the environmental protection agency to support an end to the limitless dumping from our power plants and create new pollution standards for both new and existing power plants. >> reporter: that latest proposal provoked to accuse the president in this monday letter of quote, circumventing the will of congress which has repeatedly voted gents carbon regulations. west virginia bears the effects of epa's enforcement, unemployment, struggling businesses, and a lower tax base. >> the plants are assessed a fee or they're taxed on the value of the plant. >> don't put money down on houses or anything because the regulations coming in could be a big factor in our community. >> it's going to stop our coal mines in west virginia, we're going to end up like a ghost town. >> reporter: even here in the heart of coal town, opinions are changing. >> i believe the epa needs more enforcement. we're producing more coal than we ever have
the obama administration has rejected the accusation. but it presses ahead with more carbon regulations. >> i'm directing the environmental protection agency to support an end to the limitless dumping from our power plants and create new pollution standards for both new and existing power plants. >> reporter: that latest proposal provoked to accuse the president in this monday letter of quote, circumventing the will of congress which has repeatedly voted gents carbon regulations....
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sixteen earlier this year but what the obama administration declaring that the overthrow was not a coup who knows how long that the way will really last here to talk all things that egypt is the heart disease she's associate law professor at texas was only in university thank you so much so far obviously i just covered a lot in that intro so let's break these things down one by one first of all it's been a month since more cesar overthrow where does the country stand right now while the country is very divided unfortunately prior to june thirtieth when the big protests started in culminated in the morsi being deposed on july third one could arguably say at least based on my experience being there that a large majority of egyptians were no longer in favor of morsi it was quite unpopular but that. doesn't necessarily mean that they all wanted the military to depose him and take over so at this point you have a divided public in terms of whether that was the right way to deal with a very unpopular president and we have seen a similar divide in the past when they were trying to figure out w
sixteen earlier this year but what the obama administration declaring that the overthrow was not a coup who knows how long that the way will really last here to talk all things that egypt is the heart disease she's associate law professor at texas was only in university thank you so much so far obviously i just covered a lot in that intro so let's break these things down one by one first of all it's been a month since more cesar overthrow where does the country stand right now while the country...
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this isn't the first major blow the obama administration has suffered this week. chris laurens is out front. >> reporter: edward snowden is free to live an work in russia for now. even after president obama asked them to hand him over, they gave him asylum. >> we are extremely disappointed that the russian government would take this step. >> russia has stabbed us in the back. and each day that snowden is allowed to roam free is another twist to the knife. >> reporter: pressure is building on barack obama to capture a meeting with the president next month. >> i wish the president had made the consequences more clear to putin that may have changed things. >> reporter: snowden's asylum is the second blow to the barack obama administration this week. after a judge acquitted brandly manning on charges that he aided the enemy. he had already pled guilty to crimes that could have sent him to prison for decades. the government pushed ahead on the more serious charge and came up short. president obama claimed he had opened a newerra of cooperation with russia. but on the d
this isn't the first major blow the obama administration has suffered this week. chris laurens is out front. >> reporter: edward snowden is free to live an work in russia for now. even after president obama asked them to hand him over, they gave him asylum. >> we are extremely disappointed that the russian government would take this step. >> russia has stabbed us in the back. and each day that snowden is allowed to roam free is another twist to the knife. >> reporter:...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the obama administration released classified documents today outlining the national security agency's massive collection of domestic phone records. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: the release comes amid reports of a new n.s.a. spying program on internet activity. we look at the latest revelations and the secret court at the center of the controversy. >> ifill: then, ben bernanke's tenure as federal reserve chairman nears its end, as the debate over who will replace him begins. we examine how that choice could affect the economic recovery. >> brown: egypt's government ordered police to take all means necessary to disband protests in support of the ousted president. margaret warner explores the potential for violence and the actions of the new military rule. >> ifill: and in india, child labor is outlawed, but a staggering number of children still toil away. fred de sam lazaro reports on efforts to change that practice. >> the combination of official and middle-class indiff
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the obama administration released classified documents today outlining the national security agency's massive collection of domestic phone records. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: the release comes amid reports of a new n.s.a. spying program on internet activity. we look at the latest revelations and the secret court at the center of the controversy....
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the obama administration has come under scrutiny this summer following revelations that it is the spine of journalists and thanks to the exposure by edward snowden the american public now know the government has tremendous access to everything from our facebook accounts to our cell phone records however there is one media organization that isn't taking the government's antics lying down that's antiwar dot com in may the website announced that it was suing the f.b.i. for spying on them even though the f.b.i. acknowledged it didn't suspect the website of any crimes antiwar dot com demanded for the release of records that the editors believe the agency had been keeping on the founder and managing editor eric garrus and editorial director justin raimondo now for a firsthand perspective of what it was like for a news organization to go head to head with the government we have angela kean the director of operations at antiwar dot com hello angela hello aaron angela can you tell us first how antiwar dot com editors first knew that they were being spied on by the federal government well it's a
the obama administration has come under scrutiny this summer following revelations that it is the spine of journalists and thanks to the exposure by edward snowden the american public now know the government has tremendous access to everything from our facebook accounts to our cell phone records however there is one media organization that isn't taking the government's antics lying down that's antiwar dot com in may the website announced that it was suing the f.b.i. for spying on them even...
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i give the obama administration an f on economics. the basic problem is these people do not believe in capitalism at all. and my -- what exhibit a is the black unemployment rate. the black unemployment rate is at 13.7%. nobody talks about this. not the congressional black caucus, not obama, nobody. and this program should devote more focus on the black unemployment rate. it's actually gone up this year. okay? and then you look at this whole debate on the minimum wage. and what is -- black folks can't find jobs at $7.25 an hour, what do you think is going to happen to the unemployment rate, not only with blacks but lower skilled people if the minimum wage is $12 an hour or $10 an hour. this is a big focus, and the actual black unemployment rate in chicago is like 19%. no one talks about this. and all this government spending, it's government spending what's going to take this economy into a good situation. it would have happened by now because we're running up debt somebody has to pay for, and the liberals never talk about who is going
i give the obama administration an f on economics. the basic problem is these people do not believe in capitalism at all. and my -- what exhibit a is the black unemployment rate. the black unemployment rate is at 13.7%. nobody talks about this. not the congressional black caucus, not obama, nobody. and this program should devote more focus on the black unemployment rate. it's actually gone up this year. okay? and then you look at this whole debate on the minimum wage. and what is -- black folks...
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administration has already charged eight whistleblowers with espionage but again although manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy his still found guilty on five counts of violating the espionage act in total he's found guilty on nineteen counts which can still lead to him in prison for the rest of his life will see what the judge decides the judge can announce the sentence within days or weeks of it could be tomorrow could be several weeks whatever the sentence amending it is of course entitled to an appeal and will probably see a lengthy appeals process following the sentence of course we don't want to underestimate the fact that the judge has cleared manning of the enemy charge it means a great deal i mean especially for journalists because that kind of a verdict would have served a huge blow to investigative journalism and i mean we know we investigative journalism specially those covering national security have been saying that their sources of dried up and and b. also it could potentially the government could target journalist as as accomplices of a crime the crime of se
administration has already charged eight whistleblowers with espionage but again although manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy his still found guilty on five counts of violating the espionage act in total he's found guilty on nineteen counts which can still lead to him in prison for the rest of his life will see what the judge decides the judge can announce the sentence within days or weeks of it could be tomorrow could be several weeks whatever the sentence amending it is of course...